Cost of living comparison
Macau is 2.0 times more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Macau instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 2.9% less for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.92
|
$6.18
MOP49.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.62
|
$5.87
MOP47.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.19
|
$0.73
MOP5.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.89
|
$0.54
MOP4.32
|
|
pay 59.1% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC16.01
|
$2.18
MOP17.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.92
|
$11.27
MOP90.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.54
|
$9.37
MOP75.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.59
|
$2.45
MOP19.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.83
|
$2.89
MOP23.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.53
|
$1.56
MOP12.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.52
|
$1.11
MOP8.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.96
|
$1.73
MOP13.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.54
|
$1.45
MOP11.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.04
|
$1.54
MOP12.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.27
|
$1.41
MOP11.34
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.91
|
$5.73
MOP46.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.76
|
$18.24
MOP146.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,121.57
|
$36,618.49
MOP294,883.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.78
|
$12.24
MOP98.59
|
|
pay 80.9% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC383.11
|
$31.30
MOP252.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,325.44
|
$1,329.79
MOP10,708.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,224.87
|
$1,096.75
MOP8,831.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC454.40
|
$71.57
MOP576.37
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC839.27
|
$634.79
MOP5,111.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,966.43
|
$7,563.89
MOP60,910.83
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.09
|
$3.31
MOP26.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.13
|
$4.80
MOP38.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.92
|
$6.31
MOP50.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.80
|
$237.21
MOP1,910.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.64
|
$12.86
MOP103.57
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
El Salvador
|
Macau
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC467.00
|
$57.63
MOP464.09
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.98
|
$48.71
MOP392.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC710.22
|
$73.63
MOP592.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC741.96
|
$98.93
MOP796.65
|
|
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